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HANSARDHomelessness ReductionThis Government have already made £10 million of additional funding available to local authorities, including Blackpool, to tackle rough sleeping pressures this winter, and we are…02 Dec 2024HANSARDHomelessness ReductionWe are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness. Funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million, taking the total spend to almost £1…02 Dec 2024HANSARDHomelessness ReductionI welcome the shadow Minister to his position. May I remind him of the record of his party in government? In those 14 years, 123,000 households, including 150,000 children, were…02 Dec 2024HANSARDHomelessness ReductionMy hon. Friend raises really important issues about how multiple underlying causes can drive people into homelessness. We are determined to tackle the root causes, which is why…02 Dec 2024HANSARDHomelessness ReductionI am aware that the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (Jim McMahon), has already met the hon.…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Homeless Families: Relocation outside LondonI am conscious of time, but I will give way if my hon. Friend is very brief.25 Nov 2024HANSARD Homeless Families: Relocation outside LondonThank you. Earlier this month, the Deputy Prime Minister wrote to local authority chief executives in England, asking them to remind their councils of the requirement to notify…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Homeless Families: Relocation outside LondonI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for securing this important debate. We can all agree that homelessness and rough sleeping levels are far too high,…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Homeless Families: Relocation outside LondonI appreciate my hon. Friend’s frustration. As I pointed out, the Deputy Prime Minister has already contacted local authorities and we will continue to keep what local authorities…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Homeless Families: Relocation outside LondonI will shortly come on to the proposals we are considering to support councils. As my hon. Friend the Member for Easington said, councils should place homeless households within…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Cleat Hill Heat Pump IncidentMay I begin by paying my tribute to Lord Prescott and sending my deep condolences to his family? Lord Prescott was a great friend of the east end, where I am a Member of…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI am grateful to hon. Members for their excellent contributions, and to the shadow Minister for his contribution. This is the first of what I hope will be a number of debates on…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution; she is a powerful advocate on this agenda. I am incredibly proud of the work she has done to raise awareness, and I look forward to…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThat is a very important point. I do not want to pre-empt what we will do in the future, but I look forward greatly to my hon. Friend’s providing input as we conduct the review,…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI beg to move, That the draft Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 15 October, be approved. The…13 Nov 2024HANSARDHomelessness and Rough Sleeping: Winter Pressures FundingI am pleased to announce to the House that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today taken an important step towards tackling homelessness. The Deputy…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSupported Housing ConsultationSupported housing provides a home to over half a million people who rely on support to live as independently as possible or recover from a period of crisis. When it is provided…05 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyI am grateful to the hon. Member for making that point. He is absolutely right. It is quite striking to not see a single Conservative Member here, although I am encouraged by the…04 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyI am afraid I have to conclude in just a few minutes—apologies. This Government will continue to promote our cherished democratic principles and values. We will enfranchise those…04 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) for securing this important debate and for her work to promote the democratic rights of both her constituents…04 Nov 2024